Early Stage Dementia Support Group

When:

April 14 - May 19, 2008
Mondays 1:00pm - 3:00pm

What:

Early Stage Dementia Support Group provides individuals and their care partners:

• An opportunity to gain support from others who are living with progressive memory loss
• Information on how to cope
• Experts to listen and answer questions about the diagnosis and its consequences
• A connection to vital community resources that can help improve the quality of life for both the person with memory loss and their care partner

The Early Stage Dementia Support Group is for individuals:

• Recently diagnosed with a progressive memory loss disorder, such as Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia
• Who have the ability or willingness to:
• Talk about the diagnosis and the experience of living with memory loss
• Sit in a group for 45-50 minutes
• Listen to others and respond socially
• Work with their care partner to plan for the future
(Intake Screening Required)

 

To learn more about Dementia, please visit mmpc Neurology at http://www.mmpc.com/specialties/neuro

 

 

Funded by the OAA, Title IIIE Family Caregiver Support Program through the Area Agency on Aging of Western Michigan.

Donations gratefully accepted.

Where:

Pine Rest Postma Center

Pine Rest Main Campus | 300 68th Street, SE | Cutlerville

Contact Information:

For more information and/or to schedule an intake screening:

Call the Alzheimer’s Association at 616 459-4558 or 800 272-3900

Facilitators: Mary Mathieu, PhD, CTRS & Suzann Ogland-Hand, PhD